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Hi, I wonder is it possible to join a user to an Active Directory domain while using openvpn ? You know where you try and authenticate a user as they log in to a new machine ?

Currently we have to use the "use a dial-up connection" option on the windows logon screen via a pptp connection which is a pain in the back side

Thanks
T4K

https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=14710
the details of his question can be ignored... he is using a tun vpn.
He wanted to join Active Directory over his vpn.

stickdeoderant wrote: If your OpenVPN tunnel assigns your Active Directory DNS server via DHCP you should not have a problem.

How will it lookup via LDAP on your domain without DNS?


If you use DHCP built into OpenVPN you can try this:
push "dhcp-option DNS x.x.x.x"

It works for me!


I don't even need WINS.

Great thanks I will have a look and let you know !

Ok I ahve had a look but to be honestr I cant see how it relates to what Im doing.

I think what I need to do is use the new openvpn client and do a local profile

but when I try it wont let me log on. It may have to do with the version of openvpn access server we are running

T4K wrote:It may have to do with the version of openvpn access server we are running

I wish you had mentioned you use access-server earlier.
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